Week In Photos: April 15-19, 2013

The shadow of Matthias Bachinger is cast on the clay court as he serves against Victor Hanescu during their qualifying round match during day one of the ATP Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco.

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Contractors work on the East Side Access project beneath Grand Central Terminal in New York. The completed project will connect Long Island Railroad trains to Grand Central.

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An Indian Hindu devotee bathes at sunset in the holy Sangam in Allahabad.

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Washington Nationals catcher Kurt Zuzuki begs for a call from home plate umpire Greg Gibson… and gets it. Gibson called the Marlins’ Chris Valaika out at home.

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President Obama arrive at Andrews Air Force Base to board Air Force One en route to Boston to mourn victims of the deadly marathon attacks.

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A visitor stands amid an installation titled “mitten” by Katharina Hinsberg at the Art Cologne fair in Germany.

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US army soldiers march out of Forward Base Honaker Miracle Afghanistan’s in Kunar province during a joint patrol led by the Afghan National Army.

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A model dons a creation from the Cantao summer collection during Fashion Rio in Brazil.

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Iranian army troops in ghilli suits march in a parade marking National Army Day just outside Tehran, in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini.

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Pope Francis receives a Barcelona FC jersey signed by his countryman — and the world’s top footballer — Lionel Messi. Messi sent the shirt to the new pontiff with the message “with much affection.”

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Russia’s Aliya Mustafina rosins up the uneven bars before her chance to qualify for the European Artistic Gymnastic Individual Championships in Moscow.

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A brazen young opposition protester does a handstand during a confrontation with police during a demonstration in Conakry, Guinea. The protesters were gathered to oppose a government decision to hold elections in June.

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An Afghan artillery soldier peers down the barrel of a D30 Howitzer gun prior to a training-session test firing at Forward Base Honaker Miracle in the war-torn country’s Kunar province.

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Philippe Gilbert (center) pulls up behind the pack leaders during the Fleche Wallonne cycling race from Binche to Huy, Belgium.

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Lightning streaks across the sky in Calcutta, India, promising rain at the end of a hot day in the Bengali capital.

Tehran Boldon breaks down in the hallway outside district court in Las Vegas following the arraignment of Ammar Harris. Harris is accused of shooting the driver of a Maserati that then slammed into a taxi driven by Boldon’s brother Michael, killing the cabbie and his fare.

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Motorists, including some brave bikers, brave a sandstorm in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The sandstorm affected several cities including Kashi, Hetian and Kezhou.

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Heightened security following the Boston bombings spans the US. It’s evidenced here in Atlanta, where an officer stands guard in the outfield as the Braves warm up for their game against the Royals.

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A protestor is hauled away by Parisian riot cops during a demonstration outside the French Football Federation in support of the release of two Palestinian soccer players in an Israeli jail.

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South Korean soldiers are screened by smoke grenades during an anti-terror drill at the Integrated Government Complex in Sejong.

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Officials inspect the site of an explosion in a residential neighborhood near the office of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in Bangalore. At least 16 people were hurt.

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Breyner Bonilla of Colombia’s Deportes Tolima leaps for a header over Roberto Nanni of Paraguay’s Cerro Porteno during their Libertadores Cup match in Asuncion, Paraguay.

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Investigators search rooftops surrounding the site of the bomb blasts on Boylston Street at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

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An American flag, framed by spring tulips, is flown at half-staff at the nation’s Capitol in Washington DC.

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Dallas Stars goalie Richard Bachman keeps his eye on the puck after one of his saves against the Chicago Blackhawks during the third period of their NHL hockey game.

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A North Korean soldier looks out of the window of a guard tower, on the banks of Yalu River opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong.

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A Colombian police officer walks amongst the 10,600 lbs of marijuana and 1,933 lbs of cocaine confiscated from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and drug traffickers.

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A woman poses for a photograph in front of a 3D painting at an exhibition in Guiyang, China.

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The Union Flag-draped coffin holding the body of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is carried from a hearse as it arrives at the Houses of Parliament in London to rest overnight before her funeral at St Paul’s Cathedral.

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An Afghan woman in a burqa walks along a road on a windy day on the outskirts of Kabul.

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A gymnast trains against a huge photo of the Kremlin’s Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower in Moscow before the start of the 5th European Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastic Individual Championships.

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Tourists enjoy a rainbow at the Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian side of the Iguazu National Park, which is shared with Argentina.

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A woman feeds a pig in her yard during spring flood in the Belarus village of Snyadin near the Pripyat River.

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French matador Sebastian Castella is gored by a bull during a bullfight at the Maestranza bullring in Sevilla, Spain.

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Visitors participate in the annual water-splashing festival to mark the New Year of the Dai minority in Xishuang Banna, Yunnan province, China.

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Bervia Hooghouse rides his motorcycle with his dog, Blue, in Blue Springs, Miss.

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Ballet students practice before a class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba.

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Philadelphia Flyers left winger Jay Rosehill gets a stick shoved into his mouth by Buffalo Sabres center Steve Ott during the first period of their NHL matchup.

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A North Korean soldier guarding the entrance to Pyongyang’s Kumsusan mausoleum, where the bodies of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il lie embalmed, looks back through the doors of the main gate.

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A South Korean army soldier aims his machine gun as a passenger goes through a ticket barrier during an anti-terrorism drill against possible terrorists’ attacks at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea.

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Am anti-airport protester stands behind a burning barricade blocking a road on land that will become a new airport in Notre-Dame-des-Landes, western France.

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An employee looks at a sculpture entitled “Couple Under an Umbrella, 2013″ by artist Ron Mueck during the press day for his exhibition at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris.

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A girl holds flowers as she walks in front of a memorial wall, engraved with names of fallen Israeli soldiers, after a ceremony marking Memorial Day at the Israeli army’s Armoured Corps’ Memorial in Latrun, near Jerusalem.

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A boy is smeared with vermillion powder while celebrating the Nepalese New Year near Kathmandu.

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Fireworks are seen during the official opening of the renovated Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.